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Dean

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Lead engine in consist
« on: April 10, 2017, 09:33:02 AM »
I don't know if everyone saw this info on another forum, so I'll copy it here.

If you change the Top Speed, Accel rate and Decel rate in the lead engine of a consist, all the other engines in the consist will run exactly like the lead without changing their settings. The Start boost probably works too, but I didn't try it.
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Re: Lead engine in consist
« Reply #1 on: April 10, 2017, 09:38:07 AM »
Which other forum?
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Re: Lead engine in consist
« Reply #2 on: April 10, 2017, 10:01:15 AM »
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Re: Lead engine in consist
« Reply #3 on: April 10, 2017, 11:30:26 AM »
I've never heard that one before. AFAIK, it is not mentioned anywhere on the Ring website.  :o
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Re: Lead engine in consist
« Reply #4 on: April 10, 2017, 01:32:12 PM »
It does make some sense.  It says that once you pick your lead engine the rest will follow even if the lead slows down going up a hill. That's why you can split your consist into lead engines and pushers.
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Re: Lead engine in consist
« Reply #5 on: April 10, 2017, 02:42:04 PM »
Sure, it's part of the consisting, the locomotives have to inherit the same basic characteristics to run together.
That's part of the the magic of RailPro speed matching.
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